Kajita has travelled to over 50 remote Alaskan villages.

“It is a conversation between nature and me. The photograph is the treasure I gather from my surroundings.”

Courtesy of Ryota Kajita.‘Frozen Bubbles #9.’

Sometimes he’s in a two-seat aircraft, sometimes he takes a snowmobile.

Courtesy of Ryota Kajita.‘Frozen Bubbles #3.’

“I strive to know the environment at a deeper level,” he said. “Genuine curiosity propels me to actively engage the place where I live.”

Courtesy of Ryota Kajita.‘Frozen Bubbles #1.’

Kajita’s photos have been exhibited in both Japan — his home country — and throughout the US.

Courtesy of Ryota Kajita.‘Frozen Bubbles #27.’

For this “Ice Formation” series, he was chosen as finalist of Lens Culture’s Earth Awards in 2015, as well as a 2017 recipient of the CENTER Project Launch Grant – Juror’s Choice.

Courtesy of Ryota Kajita.‘Frozen Bubbles #40.’

At the end of the day, Kajita hopes his photography compels “viewers to feel connected to nature, inspire their curiosity of natural phenomena, and invite them to explore the geometric beauty in the details of the organic patterns.”

Courtesy of Ryota Kajita.‘Frozen Bubbles #26.’

He also hopes the pictures will spark a dialogue about climate change.

Courtesy of Ryota Kajita.‘Frozen Bubbles #20.’

He concludes, “Everything – even if it appears to be insignificant – connects to larger aspects of our Earth.”